An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III ICBM launches during an operation test on February 23, 2021, at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. (US Space Force)
A weapon is mounted on the Lehit ground robotic system, developed by specialists of the International Legion under the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, during a demonstration in Ukraine on December 9, 2025. (Getty Images)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian sits beside Iranian officials and other leaders during his swearing-in ceremony in Tehran on July 30, 2024. On the first row, second to the left, is Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze. (Getty Images)
A soldier patrols in an empty shopping galery as the Belgian capital remains on the highest possible alert level, in Brussels on November 23, 2015. (EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)
A navy soldier salutes from the Dutch-made Sea Dragon submarine during a combat skills demonstration in the watersnear the Tsoying navy base in southern Kaohsiung on January 14, 2014. (SAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images)